Narrow-doorway wall-bed



G. W. PEEK.

NARROW DOORWAY WALL BED 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

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APPLICATION FILED MAYZQ, 1918- Lsamm I 2 SHEELS-SHEET 2- M Q M 4 f/QM/ if, .ZJ/ A, m/f" WI T MESS [NV EN T OR.

Patented July 5, 1923.

GEORGE WILL IS PEEK, OF SAN FRANGIESGD, JALLFGRNIA.

NARROW-DOWMTAY WALL-BED.

1383,4206 Application filed May 29,

To all whom may concern:

13c it known that l, Gnonon WILLIs PEEK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city and county of San Francisco, State as California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Narrow-Doorway Wall-Beds, of which the following is a specification,

My present invention relates to impitdve ments in converting common metal or wood bedsteads into' collapsible beds, adapted to be shifted through a narrow doorwayand concealed in closet when not in use, such improvements'being ofa nature as to enable me to fold oi unfold the parts without moditying the factory orstandard design of the head or foot sections of the bedstead.

' Another object of the invention is to provide a wall bed that can be readily detached and removed to and used as a bed in any part of the room without a wall connection. rdinary wall beds are afixed to the building and can not be detached and used as common beds in other rooms, without first installing to a wall. I also provide superior and simple means for moving and guiding the bed through the doorway and out fully into the room to be lowered into position for use.

The present application applies principally to a bed frame balancing mechanism; and a vertical supporting mechanism for maintain ing the up-ending bed-frame in a vertical positionas required; which are applicable in construction of a certain wall-bed of my invention Letters Patent No. 1,200,945, patented October 10, 19:16. Certain of the features of invention disclosedin the present case are also disclosed in the aforesaid Letters Patent. However, in the particular construction shown in the drawings in this application, there are also incorporated certain other features not shown or described in the aforesaid Letters Patent. I

My invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective of the wall-bed embodying the principles of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic plan of a parti- Specification oi Letters yatent.

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tion and adjoining closet showing the device as stored in the closet-(in dotted lines) and as extended through the closet doorway.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective showing the details of the balancing mechanism, pivotally connected with a por tion of a side rail of the bed-frame.

Fig. i is an enlarged "fragmentary side view showing the bed-frame as upended and the head-board i 'n contact with the upper transverse bar of the counterbalancing mechanism.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The head and foot sections 1 and 2 may be constructed in accordance with any designor pattern, it being unnecessary to modify the style orpattern of those parts to enable my improvements to be used in connection therewith. The bed-frame 3 may be constructed of angle iron, but if desired, the side rails to this bed-frame may be made of metal tubing. The head and foot frames 1 and 2 and this last mentioned bed-frame 3 are each complete within itself, said bed-frame consisting of side and end cross rails, which are properly fastened together. In connection with this frame, the inner cross rail is attached by means of screws or bolts to a suitable headboard 10, said head-board being reinforced with braces 11, and is of a suitable width to extend over and to ride upon transverse" bar 19 while lip-ending frame 3 is being adjusted to a vertical position and also to prevent the tilting of said frame 3 rearward. beyond a vertical line with its transverse axis.

In connection with head section. frame 1, I employ three ll-shaped supports 4.-5 and 6 which are preferably attached to the posts of said frame 1, by means of suitable bolts or rivets 7 the two lower supports 5 and 6 have forward extensions, rigidly connect-edtogetli er with vertical members consisting of upper and lower links 1a and 8 and cross members 9; this construction provides suit- 15. Link 14 is pivotally connected adjacent. with the inner end of side rails in bed-frame 3 as shown at 13 and links 15 in said togglejoints are pivotally connected with U-shaped su porting brackets 6 as shown at 17. l

' i'gidly connected to the-sides of links 15, extending upward to a required height are ,brackets 18, said brackets 18 are rigidly attached. to a" tra sver'se angle bar 19 to which are looped a each end of said bar 19 'a battery of coiled springs 20. The'lower transverse, bracket bar 19, said springs are have provided and rigidly placed ,mfder tension when the bed-frame 3 1s lowered by this means assist in raisin' the bed-frame 3 to an upright position.

' y invention furthermore contemplates an automatic interlocking contrivance, con- 'trollable by the'adjustment of the foot-section frame 2, ina way to positively lock and sustain said section in anupright positionovercoming the possibility of collapsing while same is invuse. 4

In connection with the foot frame section 2, I employ links 21' and 22 whichare curved or fashioned in a manner to provide suitable supports that may be connected with the outer side of the posts in said foot section 2, and with the outer side of said side rails of bed frame 3 adjacent to the outer end of said frame as shown at 28 and 29. It will be further noted that the links 21 and 22 are pivotally connected with the posts in said foot section 2 and pivotally connected with the bed-frame 3 near its outer end in a manner to enable the foot section 2 to be folded over and upon the bed-frame 3. In order to sustain the bed-frame 3 and revent it from falling to the fioor while t e foot frame section 2 is disconnected from said bed-frame, I have provided means in the way of auxiliary legs 26, pivotally connected with the bed-frame sides, as shown at 30, said legs 26 are of a length somewhat shorter than the length of the head and foot sections 1 and 2 in order that said bed legs26 will not rest upon the floor while bed'is in use. Pivotally connected with legs :26 and members 8 are tie links 27 these tie links prevent said legs 26 from folding outward beyond their vertical position should i the bed-frame become moved. In orderto provlde substantial supports and means for interlocking the foot-frame section 2 with the outer end of bed frame 3 while foot section 2 is not folded and is in upright position, I

with the outer corner of foot cross rail in frame 3, loop-hook shaped brackets 2d, and .to the inner side of the posts of section 2 are ing into the closet, as shown in Fig. 2.

attached adjacent fixed trunnions 25, said trunniolis fitting loosel into openings provided in brackets 24. n order to connector disconnect the,

'trunnions 25 with or from said brackets while the foot section 2 is belng ad usted 9.57.0

closet adjacent with one side of the opening and at a suitable height from the fldor is vertical bracket 31 upon which are counter part supporting and guiding arms 32 pivotally connected by means of pintle 33, said 'arms being reinforced with brace members.

34, said arms being of a. suitable length and strength to carry the bed through the 0%?11- votally mounted on the extended ends of said arms 32 with pintle 35 are U-shaped supports 4--5- and 6, thus mounted the bed is ready for use. v

When it may be desired to disconnect-the bed from the supporting arms and use it elsewhere as a common non-collapsible bed,

the bed may be-disoonneoted fromsaid supporting arms 32 by removing pintle :35 which pivotally connects the U-shaped support 4-5 and 6 with said supportin arms, and in order to prevent the bedstead ember 1 from collapsing. on its pivot 12, with. the up-ending bed-frame 3, when so disconnected I have provided means for rigidly connecting together with suitable bolts or catches the outer extension ends of U-shaped supports 5 with the inner side ends of the up-ending frame 3 as shown at, 36.

Having thus described the invention what I claim is- 1. In a collapsible bed, the combination with a pivoted lip-ending bed-frame, a lower U-shaped bed-stead support having forward. extensions, vertical members attached to said extensions, a transverse bar connecting said extensions, a resilient counter-balancing mechanism comprising a toggle-joint connection on opposite side of said lip-ending bed-frame and pivotally connected therewith, the lower links on said to gle-joint connections being pivotally attached with and adjacent to the outer corners of said lowe U-shaped support, lateral extensions on the lower links of said toggle-joints forming brackets, a transverse bar c0nnecting said brackets, tension springs between the oscillating and ri id transverse bars, means for restricting t e movement of said up-ending bed-frame beyond avertical position, said means comprising a transverse head-board engaging with said oscillating transverse bar. a i;

2. In a collapsible; bed the combination with a pivoted up-ending bed-frame, of

memes means for facilitating the upending of said bed-frame, said means comprising a tsggiejoint mechanism provided with an upper oscilla'ting transverse bar and a iower rigid. ti'zinsver e imr flexibly connected, and means for rigidly sustaining the up endizig bed frame while said bed-firemen assumes a herizontai positien said means comprising lock ing bolts 01' stsp catches, engaging the inner end of said Lip-ending bed-frame with its pivoted bracket supports.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunt0 my handin the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

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GEORGE WILLIS Witnesses ORmmi a G. PEEK, MAUDE G. PEEK. 

